TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Treatment preference among suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder and PTSD
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Harned, Melanie S.
A1  - Tkachuck, Mathew A.
A1  - Youngberg, Kelly A.
SP  - 749
EP  - 761
VL  - 69
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study examined treatment preferences among suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and PTSD. METHOD: Women (N = 42, M(age) = 34) with BPD, PTSD and recent intentional self-injury were evaluated upon entry into a psychotherapy outcome study. RESULTS: The majority preferred a combined dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and prolonged exposure (PE) treatment (73.8%), followed by DBT alone (26.2%), and PE alone (0%). Women who preferred the combined treatment were more likely to report a desire to obtain relief from PTSD and to receive specific DBT and PE treatment components as reasons underlying this preference. Few women (21.4%) reported concerns about PE, but those who did were more likely to prefer DBT alone. More severe PTSD re-experiencing symptoms, a childhood index trauma, and less reduction in positive affect after a trauma interview predicted a preference for the combined treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These results may help to inform treatment for these complex patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.21943
ID  - ref1
ER  -